Think you’re doing your thyroid a favor by avoiding vegetables? Think again. Vegetables are some of the healthiest foods on the planet and they should not be avoided if you have hypothyroidism, despite what some experts may say. Having said that, there is some truth to the idea that vegetables have the potential to make …
Hypothyroidism is the most common endocrine disorder of the thyroid gland that impacts over 30 million Americans. These verified statistics from research studies and third-party reliable sources shed light on this growing problem and how it impacts not only thyroid patients and physicians but the healthcare system as a whole. Top Hypothyroid Statistics Monetary Impact …
Which diet is best for hypothyroidism? There’s a lot of debate about this topic and, every now and then, the vegan diet gets recommended as a contender. And I get why. If you look at the data, there’s no question that the vegan diet has the potential to improve a huge number of diseases such as diabetes, …
Cold weather can be particularly challenging to deal with if you have low thyroid function but there are ways that you can handle it with ease. In order to do this, though, you need to understand how colder temperatures, and the changes in the angle of the sun during winter, impact your thyroid. Because not …
T2 remains the ingredient that people ask me about the most. And because it’s relatively new to the thyroid-support scene, it’s also the ingredient people are most confused about. One question I get all of the time is this: “Can (or should) T2 be taken if I’m already taking an NDT thyroid medication like Armour Thyroid or NP Thyroid?”. The reason this question is so common is that most …
Levothyroxine is consistently one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the United States beating out medications for common conditions like high blood pressure and cholesterol every single year. And yet, many people taking it have no idea what they are getting. Today that changes because you’re going to learn exactly what each dose of …
As a thyroid patient, you probably know what it feels like to fight and scratch just to see minor improvements in how you are feeling. Sometimes it can feel like pulling teeth just to get a small boost in your energy. Well, what if I told you that there’s something you can do right now …
Want a super easy thing you can do to immediately improve your health and thyroid? Give up soda. Soda, soft drinks, pop, cola, soda pop, sugar-sweetened beverages, whatever you want to call it, there’s no denying that these drinks are incredibly unhealthy. Just take a quick peek at the ingredients found in Coke: For a …
Contrary to popular belief, fruit juices are actually quite healthy. I know, I know, that statement alone borders on heresy, especially if you are part of the anti-sugar movement. You know the movement I’m talking about, it’s the one that suggests that any form of sugar is bad, must be avoided at all costs, and …
There are two things that thyroid patients pay way too much attention to: Their weight, as measured on a scale, and their intake of carbohydrates. I’ve already explained why measurements on the scale are horrendously misleading, which you can read more about here, so today I want to tackle the carbohydrate part. Both of these topics …
